Rug needle



April 14, 1942. c; DENNER RUG NEEDLE Filed April 23, 1940 INVENTOR.

v CHARLO TE DENN ER Patented Apr. 14, 1942 Claims.

The present invention relates to improvements in a rug needle, and it-consists of the combinations, constructions and arrangements hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a rug the needle resting on the middle finger, the rear part of the needle engaging over the index finger and the intermediate looped portion resting in the palm of the hand. This permits free use of the fingers in handling the work during stitching operations.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described, which is extremely simple in construction, durable and elficient for the purpos intended.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will appear as the specification proceeds, and the novel features will be particularly set forth in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming part of this application, in which:

Figure l is a side elevation of the rug needle;

Figure 2 a top plan view of Figure 1; and

Figure 3 illustrates the position of the needle in the hand when in actual use.

While I have shown only the preferred form of my invention, it should be understood that various changes or modifications may be made within the scope of the claims hereto annexed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In carrying out my invention, needle indicated generally at A. an elongated shank with a straight portion I, an intermediate looped portion 2, and a curved or saddle portion 3. A hook 4 is placed at the free end of the straight portion and the plane of the hook extends substantially at right angles to the plane of the looped portion.

I provide a rug The needle has The straight portion l merges into the looped portion in the shape of a gentle curve 5. The forward side 6 of the looped portion is bowed outwardly slightly in order to fit more comfortably the fingers and be-gripped thereby. The saddle 3 extends at an ang to the plane of the loop as clearlysh'own inFigure 2. It will be noted further that the book 4 is presented on one s'ideof the straight-portion I, while the curved or s'addle'p'ortion 3 is arranged on the opposite sideth'ereof. I v V From the foregoing description of the various parts of the rug needle, the operation thereof may be readily understood. In Figures 1 and 2, I show the needle being supported by the hand of the operator when not in actual use. Figure 3 shows strips of material I folded back and forth on themselves and forced onto the needle by the hook 4. When using the needle, the straight portion 1 will rest on the middle finger as shown in Figure 3, rather than on the index finger as shown in Figures 1 and 2. This will leave the index finger free to be used in the work. The saddle 3 will rest on the rear portion of the index finger and the loop 2 in the hand will hold the hook 4 in proper position.

The straight portion l is in line with the crochet stitch 8, see Figure 3, and this will permit crocheting to be carried on with less turning of the operators wrist, thus making the work easier to perform, not only in crocheting but also in rug work. The looped portion 2 is arranged to be readily grasped by the hand, and the hook 4 will always remain in the proper position as long as the looped portion rests against the palm of the hand. The saddle hooks over the index finger and keeps the needle in place, while allowing free use of the fingers for work.

Although the length of the needle is not shortened, the forming of a portion of the needle shank into a loop foreshortens the overall length of the needle and makes it easy to handle. When making a rug or the like, the strips of material 1 which are used to form back and forth in a zig-zag manner and then forced upon the hooked end of the needle as illustrated in Figure 3. The material may be moved along the needle'until the entire shank is filled with material, the needle, the material 4 as required.

I claim:

1. A needle formed from a single length of rod or wire and having a hook at one end, a straight portion leading therefrom, an open-ended looped hand-gripping portion integral with the straight portion, and a saddle portion integral with the loop and being disposed at the opposite end of the needle from that of the hook,

if desired. When using is fed ofi' the hook end the rug, can be folded the saddle being disposed at a higher elevation than said straight portion so that the saddle can rest on the index finger of the operator's hand, while the straight portion rests on the middle finger with the looped portion disposed in the palm of the operators hand.

2. A needle formed from a single length of rod or wire and constituting a shank, said shank having an open-ended looped portion formed intermediate the length thereof and adapted to be positioned in the palm of the operator's hand, the forward part of the loop being bowed forwardly to be engaged by the operators fingers and form a natural grip, a hook fashioned at the forward end of the shank and held in proper position when the loop lies in the palm, the rear portion of the needle shank terminating in a saddle to rest on one of the operator's fingers H w 3. A needle formed from a single length of rod or wire and having a substantially straight shank portion with a hook formed at one end, an intermediate open-ended looped portion having a substantially straight arm, and a curved saddle portion, the plane of the loop lying substantially at right angles to the plane of the hook, and the plane of the curved saddle portion extending at an angle to the loop plane and intersecting the latter substantially along the straight loop arm. 4. A needle formed from a single length of rod or wire and having a substantially straight shank portion with a hook formed at one end, an intermediate open-ended looped portion having a longitudinal axis extending substantially at right angles to the straight shank portion, the looped portion being adapted to be received in the palm of the operators hand, the end of the needle disposed opposite to the hook terminating in a curved saddle portion designed to rest on one of the operators fingers, the plane of the curved saddle portion extending at an angle to the plane of the loop, the saddle being arranged on the opposite side of the needle shank portion from that of the hook.

5. A needle formed from a single length of rod or wire and having a hook at one end designed to pierce material so that the material may be moved onto the needle, the entire length of the needle being free and adapted to receive material, the needle having an open-ended looped portion for foreshortening the overall needle length while still permitting the entire needle length to carry material, the loop being receivable in the operator's hand to aid the operator in properly holding the needle, the end of the needle disposed opposite to the hook terminating in a curved saddle portion designed to rest on the index finger of the hand.

CHARLOTTE DENNER. 

